problem with mouse

[hiya5150]

i am running windows 2000 on my computer and i'm encountering this very weird problem. when i boot, the computer won't recognize my mouse. it can take as many as TWENTY reboots and sometimes only a few, and then it does recognize it and everything's dandy UNTiL...the next time i need to reboot. i had windows xp before, with the same problem. it wasn't always like this, just cropped up a few months ago.

any ideas?

P.S. no, it's not the mouse, i've tried another mouse and this mouse on another computer.plus, when the computer does finally recognize it, it never stops working, only when i have to reboot.

 

[Jowers]

What sort of connection does the mouse use i.e. USB ps/2...

Could be a faut in the port

 

[micker377]

What brand of mouse? "BriansBuzz.com" just had a whole page on the problems with a certain brand of mouse, including long boot under 2000.

 

[hiya5150]

the mouse i'm using is ps/2 (the round one) and the brand is hewlett packard. i did mention that this happened with another mouse that i tried, actually two others, both of them generic.

re Jowers' post: what does it mean a fault in the port? and what can be done about it. should i try using a USB one?

 

[ceh4702]

Sometimes when you upgrade Windows 2000 you have to use a new mouse driver. This is a common problem in windows 2000 after applying a new service pack.

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